... increase or decrease the size ofthe hole in the center ofthe spiral and the size ofthe feed wire Fig 2.3 shows the input impedance ofthe spirals as the inner radius is varied When the inner radius ... that the antenna operates below its theoretical limit The addition of resistive loss improves the impedance bandwidth ofthe spiral at the expense ofthe antenna gain Fig 2.13 shows a plot ofthe ... of wire radius The solid lines represent the real part ofthe input impedance and the dashed lines represent the imaginary part ofthe input impedance Now that the appropriate NEC model for the...
... analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS The addition ofthe protease is considered the zero time point The relative intensities ofthe peaks from the mass spectra were used to calculate the fraction of Pyr-ONC (M23L), ... (M23L) by the addition of AAP, as described in the Materials and methods Completion ofthe hydrolysis was confirmed by the disappearance ofthe (Met1)-ONC (M23L) signal in the MALDI-TOF mass spectra ... simultaneously interacts with the main phosphate ofthe substrate [32] The closer positioning ofthe N-terminus to the main protein body is essential for the activity and, together with the 87–104 disulfide...
... estimated from Hanes plots Determination ofthe metal contents ofthe Qor proteins, and detection ofthe nucleotide moiety ofthe molybdenum cofactor The contents of molybdenum and iron were determined ... catalyse the synthesis and insertion of a cytidine dinucleotide cofactor into recombinant Qor as suggested by the release of CMP after hydrolysis ofthe enzyme, it appears that the assembly of intact ... microwave power of mW Trace B is multiplied by a factor of six to show the small signals ofthe rapid species in this sample The arrows indicate the position of contribution ofthe resting species...
... the absence (s) or in the presence of 0.5 (n) or (h) mM Zn2+ The continuous lines correspond to the fit ofthe experimental data to a sigmoidal function Table Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal ... and the C1s protease ofthe C1 complex of complement [25] Thus, the Trp band can be regarded as a characteristic fingerprint ofthe native fold of PSP-I and PSP-II The near-UV CD spectra ofthe ... Thus, the dissociation ofthe PSP-I ⁄ PSP-II heterodimer in the female genital tract may be of physiological significance It may be of relevance for the regulation ofthe duration and magnitude of...
... muscle over the femur, then the surface ofthe femur was revealed The distal cut-line ofthe intercalary metaphyseal bone ofthe femur was designed above the epicondylar line The length ofthe graft ... measured in theofthe host The size 2of the bone formationlateral view bone was also The size ofthe bone formation ofthe host bone was also quantitatively measured in the lateral view The area ... course ofthe establishment of a pasteurized bone model in rats, a preliminary analysis ofthe effect ofthe presence of muscle-covering to the pasteurized bone graft or the application of FGF-2...
... are those ofthe authors, and not ofthe Federal Reserve System, nor the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, nor of any ofthe employers of any ofthe authors, nor ofthe project sponsors Using Behavioral ... estimated by the regression, may be thought of as a measure, specific to the model and the data, ofthe degree of “job match” between the driver and his employment at the firm In the context ofthe model, ... from the participants in the panel study of new hires The balance ofthe chapter is structured as follows Section 2.2 sets the context by describing the U.S trucking industry and the role of the...
... and is defined as the angle between the output link and the coupler * It is usually taken as the absolute value ofthe acute angle ofthe pair of angles at the intersection ofthe two links and ... out ofthe sprocket hole The abrupt transition of direction at the cusp allows the hook to back out ofthe hole without jarring the film, which would make the image jump on the screen as the ... Grashof crankrocker, then one cognate will be also, and the other will be a Grashof double rocker The minimum transmission angle ofthe crank-rocker cognate will be the same as that ofthe original...
... involved in the pathogenesis of SLE, could further elucidate the genetic basis ofthe disease In the present study we found that the combination ofthe FcγRIIa R/R genotype with the IL-1Ra 2/2 ... 112/200 Other DR and DQ variants were less common Ninety percent ofthe SLE patients with HLA DR3 displayed the haplotype DR3-DQ2C4AQ0, compared with 86% ofthe controls The frequencies ofthe FcγRIIa, ... association between either the R allele or the R/R genotype and susceptibility to SLE, with a glomerulonephritis frequency of 27% An increased carriage rate ofthe allele ofthe IL-1Ra gene has...
... are now present in the mountains ofthe Alps, the Pyr6n6es, the C6vennes and the Massif Central The genetic variability ofthe Corsican mouflon has been assessed mainly by means of electrophoretic ... performed ofthe total variability The factor axis mainly characterized the individuals from Paris due to the presence ofthe Bg and Mb blood factors, the absence of Ma and heterozygosity at the hemoglobin ... between the genetic structure and the origin of founder mouflons the persistence for several years ofthe genetic make-up ofthe founder animals Two factors might explain this phenomenon First the...
... joined end-to-end to form the amplitude vector ofthe whole profile In the following, a refers to the amplitude vector ofthe whole profile ofthe tumor The generation ofthe segment, breakpoint ... the set of tumors removed from the patient At each step ofthe Page 13 of 19 algorithm, the two closest nodes in the Front, in terms of breakpoints, are joined The copy number profile of their ... analyzed with the TuMult algorithm to generate the lineage ofthe metastases and to reconstruct the copy number profile ofthe common precursor of all metastases in each patient The frequency of gains...
... is the log10 ofthe antibody dilution factor (reciprocal of dilution) when 50% ofthe wells are protected from infection Since the starting dilution factor was 50, the NI value of 1.7 is the ... antibody The wt rE2-BC of C-strain and rE2-AD of strain QZ-07 are set as controls (C) Hydrophilicity profile comparison ofthe antigenic units of E2 between the C-strain and strain QZ-07 The vertical ... The starting dilution of each serum was 1:50 At 72 hours post-infection, the cells were fixed and stained for the presence of glycoprotein E2 by immunofluorescence assay The NI is the log10 of...
... for the Swedish arm ofthe EXACTLE study She has reviewed and approved the manuscript JS was an investigator in the Dutch part ofthe Danish-Dutch study and was involved in the design ofthe ... without statistical adjustment ofthe alpha level Integrating the data from the studies increased the numbers and hence the power ofthe observations By using the most sensitive method for assessing ... which 15% ofthe voxels have lower densities [9,10] (Figure 2) This analysis combines the raw data from both trials, thereby increasing the numbers of patients and the robustness ofthe analysis...
... prevented the internalization and degradation ofthe receptor It is possible that the kinase activity of EGFR of may play a role in the degradation ofthe receptor as phosphorylation of a single ... inhibition of apoptosis, and dual silencing of Bad and Bax did not provide further inhibition These findings support the current model of interaction among members ofthe Bcl-2 family in the regulation ... significantly in any ofthe treatments as it is predominantly a mitochondrial protein The purity ofthe mitochondrial fraction was verified by demonstrating the presence ofthe voltagedependent...
... To fill the 3’- end of staggered DNA, U of Klenow enzyme (Roche) and U of polynucleotide kinase (Roche) was added to the digested DNA and incubated at 37°C for 20 min, in the presence of 20 pmol ... equal volumes of pENTR™/D-TOPO® harbouring the gene -of- interest or DNA fragment and the Gateway® destination vectors were mixed, in the presence of LR Clonase™ II enzyme mix (Invitrogen) The DNA/enzyme ... One-half ofthe ligation mix was then used for transformation Recombinant clones were identified using the blue-white selection, where the presence of an insert in pGEM®-T Easy vector disrupts the...
... though they migrate opposite to the direction ofthe EOF, are also transported to the detector (on the cathode side) Since their migration velocities are typically lower than the velocity ofthe EOF, ... nucleic acids The gel matrix hinders the electrophoretic migration of macromolecules The transport ofthe solutes through the 15 capillary is based on the charge ofthe macromolecules, but the separation ... velocity ofthe leading anion The principle of separation is the variation ofthe electric field in each zone, which causes the self-adjustment ofthe field to maintain a constant velocity, with the...
... almost torn The supply officer indicated that this an example ofthe deterioration ofthe textbook quality FUNCTIONS The supply officer shows the different types of paper quality used for the textbooks ... knowledge regarding the issues on education reform in the Philippines? 2.1 Who organizes these professional gatherings? How often are they held? 2.2 How effective are these professional gatherings in ... prominent is the issue of PROBE in the domestic politics ofthe country where your organization functions? 5.2 Who are the “champions” and “sponsors” and what were the “conditions” that enabled the enactment...
... prepared via the addition of standard stock solutions to the homogenized specimen (30 g) that was then left for hour to allow the spiked 48 solution to penetrate the material The samples were then immediately ... volume of spiking solutions into the soils To ensure that the analytes were well distributed, a reasonable amount of acetone was added to moisten the soil and careful agitation was performed These ... meet the fortification standards for recovery and analytical precision, a portion of each fish sample was added an appropriate volume of standard solution, thereby obtaining the required levels of...